The first round of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) end-to-end testing of the ICD-10 code set is complete, with 81 percent of claims accepted. Normal acceptance rates are generally around 97 percent, and physicians are concerned that problems will persist after the Oct. 1 implementation ...Read More >>

An AMA Viewpoints post by AMA President Robert M. Wah, MD. Last week I joined hundreds of my colleagues in Washington, D.C, where we wrote Congress a prescription: Eliminate the sustainable growth rate (SGR). It’s been at the top of my mind, and the minds of physicians across the nation, so we used our time at the ...Read More >>

A recent study in JAMA analyzed the associations between treatments lowering blood pressure and their effects on patients with type 2 diabetes. Using data from 40 randomized trials, the study examined the connection between lowering blood pressure and vascular disease in patients with type 2 diabetes. The study looked at ...Read More >>

Match Day is only weeks away, the rite of passage when medical students get a glimpse into their futures as physicians. It’s also a reminder that student loan payments will soon come due. How well do you know student loans? Test your knowledge about medical education financing with the following questions. True or ...Read More >>

Draft legislation on a waterfront of health care innovation topics seeks to improve the discovery, development and delivery of new cures. The proposed law includes a number of promising provisions, while other potential elements need refinement before moving forward, physicians told Congress last week. The 21st Century ...Read More >>